Electric igniter.



PATENTEDJULY 1o, 1906.

H.l M. KOLB. ELECTRIC IGNITBR. APPLICATION FILED 0OT.10, 1905.

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an igniter embodying my invention.

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ELECTRIC IGNITER.

To al whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY M. KOLB, a- States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, Statev of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Electric Igniter, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a new and useful electric igniter which is. adapted for use in connection with gas-stoves and the like or may be employed for igniting gasesfor other purposes.

, It further consists of other novel details of construction, all as Will be hereinafter pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of Fig. 2

represents a sectional view thereof.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.-

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an igniter, the same consisting of a handle 2, having a suitable passage or opening therethrough, one end of which is adapted to receiver the threaded plug 4, which is secured to or forms part of a tube or casing 5, whereby .it will be understood that said tube or casing is secured to the handle 2.

6 designates a rod or bar which extends through said tube 5 andwbich is separated therefrom at one end by the insulating-piece 7 and at the other end by the insulating-piece 8, one end of said rod being threaded and adapted to receive the nuts 9, between which and in communication with said rod 6 is sel' cured the wire or conductor 10, the other Wire or conductor 11 being secured between the insulating-piece 8 and the tube or lcasing 5, it being noted that the nuts 9, bearing against the insulating-piece 8, force a portion ofthe same into tube 5, While the shoulder 12 on said piece 8 will be Jforced against the end of the tube 5, the 'contact-piece 7 being forced against the enlargement 13 on the rod, the parts being 'thus held in suitable connection. The end 14 of the rod 6 projects beyond the casing and forms the stationary contact-A point of the device.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October l0, 1905. Serial No. 282,092.-

15 designates a lever or contact arm which Patented July 1 O,- 1906.

is suitably pivotedin a 'clip 16, which is secured to the casing, one end of said lever being provided with an insulating-block 17 and having a spring 18 connected therewith by a screw 1.9,. the other end of said spring being iiattened at 20 and casing 5.

21 designates a wire which is coiled, as at 22, upon the lever 15 and which forms thev movable contact-point of the device, the normal position of the said wire 21 being seen in 6o Fig. 2.

The operation will be readily appreciated from the above description. The conductors or wires being in contact, one with the casing 5 pass the current therethrough, so that when the contact or lever 15 is depressed by pressing upon the-block 17 the movable and stationary contacts 14 and 20 are brought into contact with each other, being understood that the conductors are in suitable connection with a `battery or other suitable device.

It Will be evident that various changes ma whibli will come within the scopeA of my invention, and I do not, therefore, desireto be limited to the exact construction herein shown and described.

Having thus describedmy invention, what 8o I I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In an electric igniter, a handle, 'a tube secured therein and forming part of the electric circuit, a iod within the Itube projecting 85 therefrom and forming another part of the. electric circuit,l a contact device, supportedv` by and pivoted upon the tube in electrical contact with the tube and arranged to move transversely of the rod to make contactthere- 9o with and insulation between the tube. and rod at the outer end ofthe tube, maintaining their relative positions.

HENRY M. KOLB'.

Witnesses:

yWM. CANER. WIEDERSEIM,

C. D. MoVAY.

adapted to move on the and the other with the rod 6, will 'causing a spark, it 7o be made by those skilled inthe art 

